Minna no Uta facts for kids
| Minna no Uta | |
 Minna no Uta logo from before 1995. The logo has never changed since it started broadcast.
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Quick facts for kids みんなのうた |
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| Genre | Music |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Various |
| Studio | Various |
| Network | NHK |
| Original run | April 3, 1961 – ongoing |
Minna no Uta (みんなのうた), which means Everyone's Songs in English, is a special five-minute TV and radio show from NHK in Japan. It plays several times a day. The show first started way back on April 3, 1961, making it one of NHK's longest-running programs!
This program is often used as a short break between other shows. While many of the songs are made for kids, lots of them are for grown-ups too. This means people of all ages enjoy watching and listening to Minna no Uta.
The show is a cool way to introduce brand new songs from popular singers and new artists. It also highlights the amazing work of different animators and directors who create the videos for the songs. You can find out which songs are coming up or currently playing each month in magazines like Animage and Newtype.
Songs on Minna no Uta
Minna no Uta is famous for showing a wide variety of songs. These songs come from many different artists and groups. The program helps new songs become popular and lets people discover new music.
Some of the many songs that have been featured include:
- "Beautiful Name" by Godiego
- "Boku wa Kuma" by Utada Hikaru
- "Furusato" by Arashi
- "Metropolitan Museum" by Taeko Onuki
- "Oshiri Kajiri Mushi" by Uruma Delvi
- "Yell" by Ikimono-gakari
Animators Who Create the Magic
A big part of Minna no Uta is the unique animation that goes with each song. Many talented animators have created these short films. Their work makes the songs even more special and fun to watch. Here are some of the animators who have contributed to the show:
- Creatures
- Seiji Fujishiru
- Osamu Fukushima
- Taku Furukawa
- Yoshiko Hada
- Yūji Hasegawa
- Seiichi Hayashi
- Kunpei Higashi
- Norio Hikone
- Yukio Honda
- Tadahiko Horiguchi
- Kazuhiro Hotchi
- Rumiko Hoya
- Umanosuke Iida
- Yuka Imabayashi
- Atsuko Ishizuka
- Azuru Isshiki
- Yūichi Itō
- Yoshirō Kajitani
- Takashi Kamata
- Akira Katō
- Yōko Kinoshita
- Keizō Kira
- Tameo Kohanawa
- Mayumi Kojima
- Katsuya Kondō
- Kazuaki Kozutsumi (Kozutsumi PON)
- Tatsuji Kurahashi
- Yōji Kuri
- Hiroshi Kuzuoga
- Akira Maeda
- Kazumi Matsumoto
- Tomomi Mochizuki
- Atsushi Mōri
- Masaaki Mori
- Yūji Moriyama
- Shinji Nagashima
- Shūichi Nakahara
- Kiyoshi Nakashima
- Takahito Nakazawa
- Kōji Nanke
- Hiroshi Nishimura
- Toshio Nishiuchi
- Hiroshi Ogawa
- Fumio Ōi
- Tadanari Okamoto
- Shingo Ozaki
- Osamu Sakai
- Seku Sakamoto
- Tsutomu Shibayama
- Makoto Shinkai
- Tadashi Sugawara
- Natsuki Takaya
- Yoshiyuki Takeguchi
- Keiko Tanaka
- Naoya Tanaka
- Three-D
- Sadao Tsukioka
- Kimihiko Tsukuda
- Uruma Delvi
- Makoto Wada
- Jōji Wakai
- Takashi Yanase
- Kōtaku Yoshinaga
